KYKentucky rankings

Highest-income towns in Kentucky

Ranked by median household income: half of households earn more, half earn less. 145 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 Anchorage $199K Home value $854,200

2 Indian Hills $192K Home value $699,200

3 Buckner $164K Home value $425,400

#TownMedian household incomeHome valueBachelor's+

Anchorage2,506 people $199K $854,200 83.8%

Indian Hills2,897 people $192K $699,200 84.8%

Buckner4,119 people $164K $425,400 56.1%

4 Prospect4,542 people $163K $538,400 74.4%

5 Francisville10,565 people $159K $398,000 56.4%

Union7,642 people $137K $411,500 58.9%

Lakeside Park2,828 people $129K $360,400 54.3%

8 Sorgho2,960 people $122K $275,800 34.3%

9 Edgewood8,447 people $119K $312,200 54.9%

Hurstbourne4,702 people $116K $542,600 70.8%

Burlington18,008 people $109K $254,300 31.8%

12 Crestwood6,356 people $108K $338,200 47.1%

13 Villa Hills7,480 people $108K $362,500 51.4%

Hebron6,407 people $107K $239,300 30%

Fort Wright5,887 people $105K $328,900 45.3%

16 Fort Thomas17,169 people $104K $335,000 55.3%

Independence29,392 people $102K $263,700 36.4%

Alexandria10,562 people $102K $284,800 35.3%

19 Park Hills3,165 people $100K $282,100 65.7%

20 Reidland5,277 people $99K $228,000 31.9%

Graymoor-Devondale2,802 people $97K $338,000 50.9%

22 Mount Washington18,480 people $96K $268,200 26.1%

23 Crestview Hills3,284 people $95K $279,800 49.4%

Williamstown3,945 people $95K $209,800 21.4%

25 Oakbrook10,211 people $95K $260,700 35.6%

26 Massac4,698 people $93K $239,400 49.4%

Simpsonville3,062 people $91K $270,800 43.7%

Taylor Mill6,937 people $89K $241,000 38.3%

La Grange10,311 people $88K $283,200 38.4%

Fort Mitchell8,713 people $86K $357,100 47.5%

Pioneer Village2,723 people $84K $240,500 23.8%

32 Masonville2,887 people $83K $230,400 20.1%

33 Crescent Springs4,486 people $83K $302,100 41.2%

Fort Knox8,836 people $83K — 48.3%

35 Middletown9,763 people $83K $336,000 53.2%

St. Matthews17,577 people $82K $338,000 58.7%

37 Jeffersontown29,199 people $82K $250,700 39.8%

38 Claryville3,251 people $81K $278,200 34.4%

39 Georgetown39,117 people $80K $265,400 34.1%

40 Douglass Hills5,474 people $78K $346,300 60.1%

41 Walton5,730 people $78K $262,200 32.6%

42 Wilmore6,057 people $78K $248,900 49.6%

Russell3,676 people $76K $211,900 35.9%

Erlanger19,875 people $76K $209,000 32.1%

Shelbyville17,668 people $76K $257,100 26.7%

46 Cold Spring6,341 people $75K $253,600 42.6%

47 Westwood4,473 people $74K $92,200 14.7%

48 Vine Grove6,830 people $73K $235,400 26.2%

49 Hendron4,495 people $72K $213,900 39.4%

50 Shepherdsville14,533 people $71K $222,100 16.8%

Bellevue5,636 people $71K $206,500 43.5%

52 Florence32,803 people $71K $210,700 26.4%

53 Wilder3,135 people $71K $159,900 61%

54 Thruston2,581 people $70K $187,700 18.2%

55 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government783,022 people $70K $248,400 37%

56 Lexington-Fayette urban county323,725 people $69K $293,500 48.3%

Nicholasville32,197 people $69K $226,800 26.9%

Hillview8,797 people $68K $186,300 18.6%

Benton4,748 people $67K $157,000 20.1%

60 Lawrenceburg11,943 people $66K $201,100 21.8%

Dayton5,743 people $66K $163,500 22.9%

Morganfield3,185 people $66K $113,600 17.4%

Lyndon11,030 people $66K $276,800 43.8%

64 Ludlow4,378 people $65K $184,800 38.4%

65 Versailles10,492 people $62K $286,100 36.7%

Hartford2,649 people $61K $106,900 19.7%

Covington41,110 people $61K $187,300 32.2%

68 Newport13,967 people $61K $217,600 36.3%

Elizabethtown32,576 people $61K $245,900 28.3%

Elsmere9,205 people $61K $171,900 24.3%

71 Flatwoods7,269 people $60K $114,600 15.8%

Berea15,786 people $59K $199,900 27.2%

73 Franklin10,360 people $59K $195,400 15.5%

74 Fort Campbell North11,356 people $59K — 16.9%

75 Radcliff22,864 people $59K $169,600 18.3%

76 Hodgenville3,389 people $58K $151,400 13.9%

Crittenden4,084 people $57K $223,800 14.7%

Owensboro60,302 people $56K $178,900 26.1%

79 Paris10,160 people $56K $186,300 25%

Mount Sterling7,551 people $56K $187,600 23.6%

81 Eddyville2,897 people $56K $188,400 12.6%

82 Providence2,857 people $55K $60,300 11.6%

Cynthiana6,458 people $55K $172,500 15.4%

Southgate3,717 people $54K $190,800 32.9%

Winchester19,213 people $54K $188,300 22.4%

Beaver Dam3,524 people $54K $167,900 16.1%

87 Madisonville19,515 people $54K $164,100 23.6%

Highland Heights6,444 people $53K $169,700 40.7%

89 Frankfort28,503 people $53K $183,700 28.4%

Ashland21,295 people $53K $125,000 24.8%

91 Danville17,327 people $53K $207,600 26.5%

Bardstown13,804 people $51K $203,500 26.7%

93 Corbin8,246 people $51K $166,000 25.5%

Hazard5,008 people $51K $145,400 23.6%

95 Central City5,707 people $51K $143,600 5.7%

Richmond37,111 people $51K $214,900 34.9%

97 Shively15,638 people $50K $154,700 13.9%

98 Paducah26,845 people $50K $165,300 28.8%

99 Brandenburg2,937 people $50K $214,700 19.9%

100 Campbellsville11,622 people $50K $164,600 24.7%

101 Oak Grove7,962 people $49K $148,700 11%

102

Stanford3,643 people $49K $155,000 18.4%

103

Hopkinsville30,906 people $49K $172,100 23.3%

104 Calvert City2,526 people $49K $165,700 22.8%

105

Bowling Green75,388 people $49K $241,900 31.2%

106

Springfield2,899 people $49K $168,600 14.9%

107 Harrodsburg9,313 people $48K $154,200 21%

108 West Liberty3,295 people $48K $206,300 14.8%

109 Henderson27,852 people $48K $160,100 19.4%

110 London7,561 people $48K $170,200 18%

111 Princeton6,241 people $47K $96,600 16.7%

112 Columbia4,808 people $47K $143,600 25.3%

113 Farley4,458 people $47K $86,300 10.9%

114 Greenville4,410 people $46K $116,400 26%

115

Junction City2,643 people $46K $117,100 20.6%

116 Carrollton3,915 people $46K $113,200 4.6%

117 Russellville7,316 people $45K $168,700 14.1%

118 Lebanon6,430 people $45K $149,700 11.7%

119

Monticello5,753 people $45K $132,400 13.3%

120

Leitchfield6,819 people $44K $159,100 12.4%

121

Cadiz2,677 people $44K $149,800 17.4%

122

Murray18,080 people $44K $195,000 36.1%

123 Lancaster4,013 people $44K $175,300 13.2%

124

Glasgow15,197 people $43K $173,900 22.4%

125

Irvine2,723 people $43K $139,200 23.1%

126

Eminence2,724 people $42K $192,600 8.3%

127 Mayfield9,868 people $41K $112,500 19.3%

128 Louisa2,580 people $40K $120,500 23%

129 Pikeville7,490 people $40K $263,800 40.4%

130 Marion2,886 people $39K $97,300 13.5%

131

Maysville8,737 people $39K $151,500 19.9%

132

Russell Springs2,773 people $39K $170,300 28.1%

133 Tompkinsville2,613 people $39K $99,000 11%

134

Williamsburg5,270 people $38K $113,300 21.2%

135

Morehead6,870 people $37K $184,900 29.9%

136 Scottsville4,427 people $36K $160,700 13.8%

137

Flemingsburg2,965 people $35K $132,800 21.7%

138

Somerset12,216 people $35K $144,000 19.9%

139

Middlesborough9,123 people $31K $99,900 18.9%

140 Paintsville4,203 people $28K $116,100 17.6%

141 Cave City2,730 people $28K $116,700 6.8%

142

Grayson3,778 people $28K $136,900 18.7%

143 Prestonsburg3,765 people $26K $161,300 18.8%

144

Stanton3,218 people $25K $123,000 8.1%

145 Barbourville3,146 people $22K $182,400 27.9%

How this ranking works

We rank every town by median household income: half of households earn more, half earn less. The town with the highest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Kentucky as a whole is $64K.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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